1. Reflection: Why is it significant that Icarus "isn't sorry"? What might he be sorry for? Do you think he should be sorry? Why or why not? It might help to consider other versions of the Icarus myth.

I don’t believe that Icarus is sorry. I think that he may/or may no be sorry for not listening to his fathers advice on not flying too close to the ( Read more... )

Part 1 - Reflection: write a TEA paragraph or two in which you compare the way the two authors have presented the myth of Persephone.

In “Persephone, Falling”, by Rita Dove the author tells her story about the advice the mother has given Persephone only. “Remember: go straight to school. This is important, stop fooling around!”. When I read this ( Read more... )

1. Reflection: Why do you think it is called "The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock"? The first thing you might want to ask yourself is if it is ironic...

I do think it is a little ironic because first of all it is not a song. And even if it was I’m not sure it would be a love song. To me, in order to love or be loved you must be open, vulnerable to ( Read more... )

Part One: Reflection
Write a strong TEA paragraph in which you summarize and compare how all three authors use an extended metaphor to write about life or growing up.

The common theme about all three poems : “The Writer”, “Packing for the future: Instructions” and “The Miracle” are about experiences in growing up and experiences in life.

In “The ( Read more... )

1. Reflection
Use some of the ideas that might come up in this week's discussion to help you with this: write an obituary for Oedipus from the point of view of a citizen of Thebes. Remember that the play is called "Oedipus the King" (not Oedipus, the guy who killed his father and slept with his mother). You will need, as well, to do a little ( Read more... )

Week 6 Blog Question:

Part 1: Reflection

Now that we're at almost the half-way point in the term, reflect a moment. What has been the most useful or interesting aspect of studying literature for you, so far? What do you still want to learn? Any concerns or fears?

What I have found interesting is all the hidden messages you can find while reading a ( Read more... )

Part 1, Reflection:

In “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod, the Author used a fair amount of intertextuality to describe his mother, father and his death. The author compared his mothers physical looks to Eustacia Vye, “she was tall, dark and powerfully energetic”. And when the father died at sea, the mysterious way it happened is similar to how Eustacia ( Read more... )

Week 2

Boys and Girls

Alice referrers to her mothers work as “endless, dreary and peculiarly depressing”, she sees her mothers work in a negative way, almost in a dark way. Whereas Alice refers to her fathers work as “ritualistically important”, which suggests she sees her fathers work in a positive way. The binary I noticed about where the children ( Read more... )

Part 1, Reflection: Thinking about literature, and having read Larkin's "This Be the Verse," do you think the poem fits some criteria for "great literature"? For example, do you think Larkin is dealing with a universal theme?

In a way I do believe “This be the verse”, by Larkin’s fits some of the criteria for “great literature”. I think that many ( Read more... )